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PT

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Pacific Time.

  2. part time; part-time. Also P/T

  3. physical therapy.

  4. physical training.

  5. postal telegraph.

  6. post town.

  7. pupil teacher.


pt 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. pint; pints.


Pt. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Point.

  2. Port.


p.t. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Pacific Time.

  2. past tense.

  3. post town.

  4. pro tempore.


Pt 5 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. platinum.


pt. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. part.

  2. payment.

  3. pint; pints.

  4. point.

  5. port.

  6. preterit.


pt. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. pint

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PT 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. physical therapy

  2. physical training

  3. postal telegraph

  4. pupil teacher

  5. (in Britain, formerly) purchase tax

  6. prothrombin time

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Pt 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Point

  2. Port

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

symbol

  1. platinum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
pt 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. part

  2. past tense

  3. patient

  4. payment

  5. point

  6. port

  7. pro tempore

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

abbreviation

  1. Portugal

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pt. Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of pint


Example Sentences

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“He’s a great salesman. I call him P.T. Barnum,” he said.

From Salon

The role presented a puzzle for Jackman, despite having played career impresarios like pop idol Peter Allen and P.T.

From Los Angeles Times

As his spiritual ancestor P.T.

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Someone likens the host to Moneyball and Dominick to the man who figured out the formula: The British-born, Queens-raised Springer was an avatar of coastal elitism his executive producer molded into the end of the 20th century’s P.T.

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When the zoo sold Jumbo the Elephant to P.T.

From Los Angeles Times